August 30

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Wednesday August 30
Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 9 a.m.-3:20 p.m., $110. Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults, children, and infants and learn how to use an AED. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

Adult First Aid/CPR/AED
Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $90. Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and learn how to administer CPR and use an AED for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies on adults. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

Happy Half Hour: Get Unstuck with Alice Inoue
Happiness U at SALT at Our Kakaako, 6-6:30 p.m., $20. Feeling stuck? Learn how to get out of your rut and find a new perspective. Pre-registration required. (yourhappinessu.com)

Comedy U
Anna O’Briens, 8:30 p.m., $7-$5, age 21 and up. Patrick Tyrrell hosts an evening with Victoria Arnstein, Jhonny Rox-Hollywood, John Just and Open Mic Comedy. (facebook.com/comedyu.hi)

Back-to-School Donation Drive
Waikele Premium Outlets, Aug. 1-31, center hours, free. Drop off a donation of school supplies to benefit the students of Waikele Elementary and Waipahu High schools, then get special deals at Waikele vendors as thanks. (676-5656)

Blood Bank of Hawaii
Waikiki Beach Marriott, Associates Lounge, 1:30-4:45 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Brother Noland
Blue Note Hawaii, 6:30 and 9 p.m., $15-$35. (bluenotehawaii.com)

Mango Season Duo
Lulu’s Surf Club, 6-9 p.m., free. (253-9099)

Simple Souls
The Laylow, Autograph Collection, 7-10 p.m., free. (laylowwaikiki.com/event-directory)

AHA Contemporary Show 2017
1132 Bishop St., lobby level, Aug. 21-Sept. 15, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. weekends, free. Association of Hawaii Artists hosts its 46th annual show, featuring 2-D and 3-D artwork by 35 local artists. Reception is Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. (630-460-2422, jessicaorfe@gmail.com)

‘Allow – Create – Love and other inspirational prints’
Brue Bar, 119 Merchant St., on display through September, business hours, free. Dieter Runge exhibits unique woodblock prints with inspirational messages. Reception is July 7 at 5 p.m. (bruebar.com)

Art of the Drink and Other Distractions: A Study in Line Pattern and Form
Louis Pohl Gallery, Aug. 1-Sept. 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, free. Mark Mitsuda displays his glass work. Artist reception is Aug. 4 and Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. (521-1812)

‘Digital Current’
Honolulu Country Club gallery, Aug. 27-Oct. 15, business hours, free. Digital Art Society of Hawaii members present new work. Opening reception is Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. (dubanosk@earthlink.net)

Feeding the Immortals
Ravizza Brownfield Gallery, Aug. 22-Oct. 10, business hours, free. Taiji Terasaki displays his mixed-media work exploring his search for a meaningful response to death. A live demonstration will be held at 4:30 p.m. opening day, with a reception to follow at 8:30. (724-6877, ravizzabrownfield.com)

‘Fiber Journeys 2017’
Honolulu Museum of Art School, Aug. 25-Sept. 10, business hours, free. Hawaii Handweavers’ Hui hosts its 31st annual biennial juried exhibition. (hawaiihandweavers.org)

‘Hulia ‘Ano: Inspired Patterns’
Bishop Museum, March 18-Oct. 16, business hours, $22.95-$10.95. Explore Hawaiian aesthetic traditions, design motifs and visual similarities in the natural world. (bishopmuseum.org)

Tao Calligraphy
Louis Pohl Gallery, Aug. 29-Sept. 29, business hours, free. Orlena Sau Ming Wong displays her Chinese calligraphy. Reception is Sept. 1, and a demonstration takes place Sept. 9. (521-1812, louispohlgallery.com)

Little Picture Show
The ARTS at Marks Garage, Tuesdays-Saturdays between Aug. 29-Sept. 16, noon-6 p.m., free. Hawaii Watercolor Society presents 100 little paintings by 25 artists, framed and ready to hang. Reception is Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. (artsatmarks.com)

Sarah Caudle
Royal Hawaiian Center, Aug. 3-Sept. 30, business hours, free. Resin painter Sarah Caudle displays her abstract and seascape art on B-Building, Level 3, next to H.I.S. Travel. (royalhawaiiancenter.com)

‘The Machine Inside: Biometrics’
Bishop Museum, Feb. 25-Sept. 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $22.95-$10.95. Learn more about how evolution is Earth’s greatest innovator, and how humans have been inspired by nature’s ingenuity. (bishopmuseum.org, 847-3511)

‘Tree of Life’
UH-Manoa’s East-West Center Gallery, June 4-Sept. 10, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, free. The motif of the “tree of life” is celebrating as it appears around the world. Opening reception is June 4 at 2 p.m. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)